Train strikes over Christmas and New Year suspended

Disruption following a fault on a train at Woking has now ended.

There is a tree blocking the railway between Taunton and Castle Cary. This means that the line towards London Paddington is currently closed.

Trains running between these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 35 minutes or diverted.

This issue is expected to continue to impact services until 2.30pm.

Routes impacted include between Penzance / Paignton / Exeter St Davids and London Paddington.

There are minor delays between Earl’s Court and Wimbledon due to an earlier signalling problem at Parsons Green.

There is a good service on the rest of the line.

National Highways have been informed of an abnormal load movement travelling northbound on the M6 today.

This is between junction 39 for Shap and junction 49 for Gretna.

Drivers are advised to be aware of the load and overtake with care and patience.

All lines running through Earlestown are disrupted after a points failure was discovered.

Trains could be delayed or revised, and the disruption is expected to last until about 12.15pm.

It’s impacting Northern, TransPennine Express and Transport for Wales services which run through the station.

Disruption between Sutton and West Croydon, and in the Canterbury East area, will start to ease off as all lines have now reopened.

The earlier signal fault between Sutton and West Croydon has cleared up, and at Canterbury East trains are safe to run again after a vehicle hit a railway bridge.

Residual disruption caused by both incidents is expected to tail off shortly.

As we reported earlier, there’s an obstruction on the line between Dumfries and Carlisle which is causing disruption on ScotRail services.

The situation has got worse, with the line now fully blocked. Trains will be cancelled and all stations between Dumfries and Carlisle will not be served for the rest of the day.

This disruption is expected to last until the end of the day.

There’s a fault on a train at Woking which is blocking some lines running through the station.

The train crew are in contact with the fleet maintenance team who are investigating and working towards fixing the fault.

South Western Railway services which run through Woking could be cancelled, revised, or delayed by half an hour.

The disruption is expected to last throughout the morning until 1pm.

A vehicle has hit a bridge at Canterbury East, which means all lines through the station are closed until engineers can inspect the bridge.

It’s impacting Southeastern services between London Victoria or Faversham and Dover Priory.

Trains could be cancelled, delayed, or revised, and the disruption is expected to last until about 10.30am.

There are reports of something blocking the railway between Dumfries and Carlisle, which is blocking all lines.

ScotRail services between Glasgow Central / Dumfries and Carlisle could be cancelled or revised.

The disruption is expected to last well into the afternoon until about 3pm.

Bad news for London commuters as Tube fares are going up in 2025 – but the cost of bus and tram fares will be frozen.

The increase in London Underground and rail fares come into effect on March 2, with daily caps increasing by 40-70p depending on what zones are travelled through.

Bus and tram fares are frozen for the sixth time since 2016, and concessions remain unchanged.

Mayor Sadiq Khan says the extra money raised will be invested in TfL services.

Here are some examples of fare changes on the Tube:

• A single pay-as-you-go fare in zone 1 will increase by 10p from its current price of £2.80
• The daily cap in zones 1 and 2 will increase by 40p to £8.90
• The daily cap in zones 1 to 3 will go up by 50p to £10.50

There’s been a collision on the A27 westbound between the A26 for Southerham and the A277 Ashcombe Roundabout.

Drivers are facing half-hour delays and about three miles of queueing traffic has built up on the approach.

Planned strikes by RMT members working at Avanti West Coast on December 22, 23 and 29 have been suspended.

The union members, who work as train managers, will now vote on a revised offer aimed at resolving a row over rest day working.

Embankment damage was found between Polesworth and Atherstone during a routine inspection on December 3.

Since then, one of two southbound lines is closed, and services are running at a reduced speed on the other line in both directions.

Network Rail engineers have been on site to assess the scale of the damage, monitor the situation and carry out any necessary repairs.

However the disruption caused by this is expected to go on for another week, until December 20.

The following services are affected:

• Avanti West Coast between Edinburgh / Glasgow Central / Lancaster / Blackpool North / Preston / Manchester Piccadilly / Liverpool Lime Street / Holyhead / Chester / Wrexham General and London Euston
• London Northwestern Railway between Crewe and Rugby / Northampton / London Euston

The M4 has now fully reopened near Slough after a crash involving a HGV.

There are 20-minute delays and two miles of queues on the approach, but hopefully this should start to ease off.

The situation between Sutton and West Croydon has got worse, with disruption to services now expected to last until 10am.

Here’s a full list of Southern routes affected by the points failure:

• Between Epsom Downs / Sutton and London Victoria
• Between Epsom Downs and Selhurst
• Between Sutton and West Croydon
• Between Epsom and London Bridge

If you are travelling between Epsom, Sutton, and West Croydon your journey may take up to 20 minutes longer than usual, and you may need to use an alternative route to reach your destination.

Trains which usually run between Epsom and London Bridge will be disrupted, and will be diverted via an alternative route where possible.

Thameslink trains which usually run between London and Sutton via Wimbledon or Mitcham Junction will continue to run to their normal route, but may be delayed up to 10 minutes through the Sutton area.

Three lanes are currently closed on the M4 eastbound after a crash involving a HGV.

The closure is located between junction 6 and 5 near Slough.

Police and traffic officers are at the scene.

Drivers in the area are facing half-hour delays and there are about two miles of queueing traffic on the approach.

Whilst the Met Office weather warnings have now ended, disruption is ongoing across various Transport for Wales routes following the effects of Storm Darragh.

Two routes are still impacted by the poor weather:

• Buses replace trains between Llandudno / Llandudno Junction and Blaenau Ffestiniog
  • No Transport for Wales services will run between Llandudno / Llandudno Junction and Blaenau Ffestiniog. Replacement road transport is running between Llandudno and Blaenau Ffestiniog, provided by Llew Jones. Journey times may be extended.
• Buses replace trains between Shrewsbury and Swansea (via the Heart of Wales line)
  • No Transport for Wales services will run between Shrewsbury and Swansea via the Heart of Wales line.
  • Replacement road transport will operate on the whole route between Swansea and Llanwrtyd / Llandrindod, and between Shrewsbury and Llandrindod / Llanwrtyd

To ensure the buses meet the timetabled arrival time, these may depart stations by up to 60 minutes before the train would depart, as journey times are extended.

Emergency repairs are still underway after a landslip on the line to Newquay.

This has been going on since November 29 when Network Rail engineers working on the line discovered that a significant amount of ballast – the stones which hold the tracks in place – near St Blazey, had become displaced.

Rail replacement transport is operating between St Austell and Newquay in both directions – not serving Par station.

If you are travelling to Newquay from Par, you are advised to travel by train to St Austell and connect with the rail replacement transport there.

If you are travelling to Par from Newquay, you are advised to travel to St Austell using the rail replacement transport and change there for a train to Par.

Tickets are also being accepted on Go Cornwall Bus route number 21 between St Austell and Newquay.